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What are you not nostalgic for? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't miss dial-up internet, I just don't. I don't even like the sound because it's just digital screeches and it's a sound that makes me cringe a little upon hearing it. Because I remember the times when I'd be listening to music with headphones with volume high and then that fucking digital screech just blares into my ears.

I don't miss waiting 30 minutes to load a page. I don't miss a bit of it.

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[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Changing CDs just to listen to a few songs from a different album. Also carrying around CDs.

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m conflicted. I enjoy being able to listen to anything anywhere but it makes me not listen to full albums anymore, possibly missing out on good music.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Same, I tend to reserve full album listens for working and long car/plane/train rides. With the current standard of streaming services over mobile, I find myself mostly listening to previously downloaded stuff because of inconsistent US mobile data service in my area occasionally. I've also gone the route of upgrading my old iPod with more storage (160GB -> 1TB) and battery life and just carry all of my music with me.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can set most music apps to go by album

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you Mr obvious. The point is that streaming platforms are changing the mentality and behavior to listen to random titles of different artists instead of full albums and that is also why albums don’t have a „story“ anymore. It’s too easy to click away to something different, skip a title (was already easy with CDs), be distracted. I personally own a vinyl player to combat this for myself.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz -4 points 2 weeks ago

You have free will and can make your own choices about how to consume music. And drag wants you to use that free will to not misgender drag as "mister".